40 Henry St
40 Henry St is in Kensington-Chinatown. There are 6 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 61‑storey building with shops (under review). Queen's Park Station is a 6‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 61-storey building with shops is under review, 242 m away (700 University Ave).
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Kensington-Chinatown were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is about a 6-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Orde Street Public School, 209 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 40 Henry St
6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): six in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 131-storey building with shops191 College St and 6 more addresses · 100 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Related App 22 150580 STE 11 OZSite Plan application for proposal for a 31-storey mixed-use building containing 492 purpose-built rental units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 1,379 square metres, and the proposed…File 22 196930 STE 11 SA · submitted Aug 28, 2022 · City record and how to commentAll 7 addresses
191 College St · 193 College St · 195 College St · 197 College St · 199 College St · 74 Henry St · 76 Henry St
- 2New house202 Beverley St · 120 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.
To alter the existing three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear one-storey addition over the existing ground floor deck.File A0951/24TEY · submitted Nov 6, 2024 - 3Second suite241 Beverley St · 121 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 22, 2014. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
To alter the existing three-storey converted building containing three dwelling units by constructing a front basement walkout, and converting the basement into a fourth dwelling unit.File A0533/14TEY · submitted May 28, 2014
Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.
02Safety near 40 Henry St
Police recorded 198 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Kensington-Chinatownper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 116 | 2,018 | 768Kensington-Chinatown is higher |
| Break-ins | 49 | 443 | 190Kensington-Chinatown is higher |
| Car thefts | 7 | 118 | 225Kensington-Chinatown is lower |
| Robberies | 6 | 193 | 79Kensington-Chinatown is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 20 | 219 | 61Kensington-Chinatown is higher |
Thick bar: Kensington-Chinatown. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Kensington-Chinatown
03Getting around from 40 Henry St
The nearest subway station is Queen's Park Station (Line 1), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by routes 506, 505 and 13, with about 1,660 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.8 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 6 min walk
Nearest stop: College St at McCaul St, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: University Ave at Gerrard St West.
Nearest stop: Dundas St West at Beverley St.
Source: GO Transit · 354 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 40 Henry St
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Ronald Mcdonald House, Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main Campus, Braemar College Private Secondary School, Westside Montessori Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
177 Beverley St · 44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program
18 Orde St · 146 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
700 University Ave · 82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
58 Cecil St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 40 Henry St
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Ins Market (take-out or food shop), Street Grill Dt (sidewalk café), Light Cafe (sidewalk café), and 4 more.
All new business licences nearby (7)
- Ins Market · Take-out or food shop · 205 College St · 154 m · licensed Sep 23, 2026
- Street Grill Dt · Sidewalk café · 20 Baldwin St · 161 m · licensed Sep 29, 2026
- Light Cafe · Sidewalk café · 23 Baldwin St · 198 m · licensed Sep 22, 2026
- Omai Rice Bar · Sidewalk café · 21 Baldwin St · 200 m · licensed Aug 26, 2026
- Ba Ngoai-Vietnamese Home Kitchen · Restaurant or bar · 47 Baldwin St · 201 m · licensed Oct 9, 2026
- Hattendo · Restaurant or bar · 13 Baldwin St · 206 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
- Seoul Gamjatang Baldwin · Restaurant or bar · 3 Baldwin St · 217 m · licensed Aug 14, 2026
Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 40 Henry St
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M5T, 0 of 85 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5T is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 1 samples here (1.2%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 85 tests, Feb 20, 2014 to Sep 11, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.1 km away, measured 2:00 AM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Kensington-Chinatown
Kensington-Chinatown had 18,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $62,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 50% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (12.7%), Cantonese (10.9%) and Spanish (2.2%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Kensington-Chinatown compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/40-henry-st#sec-history
